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There has been a Uge(insert Trump voice) amount of momentum building up to this point in Israel’s history. They've been walking through seas and rivers, God I feeding them with food that is literally falling from the sky, they are killing it! God is fighting for them, other nations are freaking out, things are LIT! Theyarejustaboutto wagewaronJericho and all of a sudden, like getting your front tire caught in a tram track(if you're confused, I guess you missed the sermon on Sunday...bummer), the momentum comes to a painful and jolting halt. God says whoa whoa whoa. You can't enter the promised land, you aren't circumcised. Wait, what? That’s a weird change of pace. God then proceeds to prepare Israel for war in a way that doesn't seem to make much sense. He tells them to get circumcised and then have a party. In order to proceed, God will ask us to prepare in ways that don't make sense. The way we prepare is the way we proceed. God wantedIsrael to mark themselves as his people (circumcision) and then celebrate the Passover because He was going to fight this fight. I guess they should've been making weapons, catapults and battering rams, not this weird stuff. The way we live our lives should only make sense if heaven is real and Jesus is fighting for us!Regardless, Joshua gets anxious, leaves the party to scopeoutJericho to try and formulate a plan. He runs into Jesus, who is holding a sword. Suddenly all the weird preparation makes sense. Jesus is the captain, the king. Thisishisfight, notJoshua’s.Suddenly the weird preparations make sense, and they can proceed with confidence. In order to see a supernatural provision, God will ask you to have a supernatural preparation. Live your life like Jesus is going to crash the party. Ifyouprepareinyourown strength, you will proceed in your own strength. If youprepareinGod’sstrength, it may seem weird and unproductive, but you will proceed in God’s strength.